Weft-replenishing loom.



E, WYMAN.

WEET RBPLENISHING LOGM` APPLICATION FILED FEB.13,1908. I In n natemed feb. a, i916.

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E. WYMAN WEET mpmmsmm Loom,

PPLIGATON FILED FEB. i3, 19053, 3m/3M agntfl .'Fw. 3f b.

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H. WYMAN.

WEET REPLENISHING LOOM.

APPLIGATIQN FILED 132B.13, 190s.

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HORACE WYMAN, 0F WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO CROMPTON &v

KNOWLES LOOM WORKS, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

WEFT-REPLENISHING LOOM.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 13, 1903.

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Serial No. 415,629.

repleiiishing looms, andy particularly'to that class of looms which have a magazine coma prising two or more Guide-ways or coinvpartments, at one end of the loom, and shifting or change shuttle boxes at the other end of the loom, and shuttles with fillingvof different colors or characters, corresponding to. like fillings in the compartments of the magazine. p

ln my aresent improvements lf have located the filling detector on the same end of the loom as the magazine, and when tlie'iilling detector acts as it detects the practical or substantiall exhaustion of filling in the active shuttle as the lay comes forward, and causes a movement towardy conveying the filling carrier under the transferrer, a change of filling then takes place in said shuttle when it next comes under the transferrer, which may occur during the second forward movement of the lay, in case the same shuttle remains active, or if said shuttle is changed when returned to the shifting shuttle box end of the lay, then the movement caused by the action of the lliug detector 1 ferrer.

will be incomplete or held partially completed, until'said shuttle is brought into action again. rlhis movement, caused by the filling detector, I herein term a preliminary movement, and in my improvements as herein shown and described l have caused said preliminary movement to be the movef nient of the lowest filling carrier in a compartment selected by a pattern indicator of a pattern chain, or other pattern surface, instead of by the movement' of the shifting shuttle box mechanism, as customary heretofore. The preliminary movement referred to may he made by other suitable mechanism, coiiperating with the conveying of a filling carrier to a position under the transl`his preliminary movement sepa rates the lowest filling carrier from a series of filling carriers, and after this separation said filling carrier is under the control of another indication of the pattern surface, to he immediately conveyed to a position under the transferrer, in case the saine shuttle remains on the race-way for the followingv picks of filling, but in case the shuttle box pattern chain determines that another shuttle having a different character of filling, is to becomeactive, then the filling carrier which has had its preliminary movement, is held in abeyanee by the pattern indicating surface controlling the movement of said filling carrier, until the continued movement of said pattern surface determines that the same shuttle is to again become active, whereupon said filling carrier is conveyed to its position underthe transferrer.

By controlling the iconveying of a lling carrier from its compartment, bya pattern indicating surface, instead of the shifting shuttle box mechanism, as customary heretofoie, il am enabled to determine in ad Vance, whether the lling carrier is toloe conveyed to-its position under the transferrer in the same period of the movement of the lay following the indication, which the shifting of the active shuttle, if changed, would occupy, or whether the conveying shall he delayed and the shifting of the active shuttle take place. By the conveying of the filling carrier in this earlier period 0f the movement of the lay, which was heretofore utilized by an indication by the shifting shut-tle box mechanism for the conveyi ing of the lling .cai'iier, more time is taken for the filling carrier to be conveyed, and adjust itself in its transferred position,

and the loom can he ru'n at a greater .speed f.

than heretofore.

In my present improvements I have shown a filling detecting device of a type comprising a solenoid and magnetized feeler.. My invention consists incertain novel features of construct-ion of my vimprovements as will be hereinafter fully described.

I have only shown in the drawings detached parts of a -weft,repleiiisliing loom of the class referred to, with my improvements combined therewith, sufficient to enable those skilled in the art to understand the construction and operation thereof.

Referring tothe drawings :-Figure l is an end view of parts of a loo-in of the class ioo oaaaee against the upperendvv of the yoke-shaped guide 4l, and at its lower end against the extension 31a, and acts to raise said rod 40 Iv40 is guidingly held in the upper slotted end of an extension .43 on a swin m0 frame 43,A having hubs 43 loosely mounted on the horizontally sliding rod 28, to move with x said rod as it is moved longitudinally, `see Figs. l', 6, andl 7. The longitudinal movement of said rod 28 is, in this instance, as above described, controlled through eonnections to the second pattern indicating sur face 22, see Fig. l. ln this 'instance as there are only twoguide-ways or compartments 44 in the magazine 44, for two sets of filling carriers 9', there are only two positions -of the longitudinally moving rod 28, said positions caused by the rolls or tubes, or other indicating surface on the pattern chain 22a. 4

The upper end 40 of the rod 40 is madel bent or hooked, as shown, and is adapted toe age either one of the two arms 45, and- 46, Ienitending out from the hubs 45', and 46',

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respectively, loosely mounted on a transverse shaft 47, having bearings at 47 on the back of the magazine 44, see Fig. 6. Springs 45a .and 46a are `connected with ther hubs 45 and 46', respectively, to move said hubs. in one rl`he` hub 45 of the arm 45 has a downwardly extending arm 45l thereon, termed a retaining arm, the lower end ot which is notched and adapted to extend over the upper end of a verticallymoving rod 48, which moves Ain guides on the back of the magazine 44, and has a spring48 there` on, see Fig. 6. The lower end of the rodr48 has an elongated opening 48 therein to rebeive a pin 49' on a rocking cradle or support 49, see ligs.- 6 vand 7. The I rocking cradle 49 is constructed substantially the same as the rocking cradle or support described in the application for Letters Patent, Serial No. 298,939, above reterred to. l'lhe hub 46"'oif' the arm 46 has l a downwardly extending arm 46, termed a Y end, see F ig. 7, which is adapted to extend' retaining arm, .avhich has .a notched lower over the verticallylmoving rod 48a, having a spring 48a thereon, and moving in guides said rod 40, against the action of the helically coiled expansionspring 42, see Fig. 7, and will rock one ot the arms 45, and 4G, according to the position of the upper end 40 ot the rod 40, relatively to the arms 45 and 46, and in case the rod arm 46 is operative, will move the downward extension 46 away. from the vertically moving rod 48a, see Fig. 7, and allow the helically coiled expansion spring 48?, encircling the rod 48a, to act to raise said rod'and rock the cradle 49, and allow the lowest bobbin 9 in i compartment 44 to have its preliminary move* ment, and drop down into the hollow part of the cradle 49a, as shown in Fig. 4, and be held there preparatory to being conveyed to a' position under the transterrer. The rockA ing movement of the cradle 49 will cause the pin 49a thereon, see Fig. 7, to engage a projection 43 on the arm 43 on the swinging trame '43 and move outwardly said trame, and cause the lowest end of the trame 43, see Figs. 6 und 7, to engage a longitudinally moving pin 52, guided in a side n'o'ection 53 on a verticali movin alate 53, which is supported on the inner side ot' the breast beam. After the detection ot the substantial exhaustion of filling in the active shuttle, and the preliminary movement of a filling carrier, above described, the pattern indicating surfaces 22, and 22 are moved, at aboutI kthe time the Iactive shuttle is being thrown from the magazine to the shifting shuttle boxes, the pattern surface 22, for the' shuttle box shitting` mechanism, to determine whether the-active shuttle is to remain active or another shuttle is .to be sub` stituted for it, and the second pattern surface 22a to determine whether the preliminary moved filling carrier is to be immediately conveyed under the transterrer or is to be held in abeyance.

W'Vhen the active shuttle is to remain active, and the lling carrier which has had the active shuttle has arrived in the shitting shuttle'box end of the lay at about its extreme forward movement, the tollowmg operation takes place. The longitudinally moving pin 52 has a boss 6G tastl thereon, see Fig. 7, carrying a wire 67, through which a vertically moving rod G8 passes. The up per end ot the rod G8 extends through a guide arm 69, and through the movement ot said longitudinally moving pin 52, is adapted to be movedvout of, or into alinement with the end of an arm 70, the hub 70 of which is taston the longitudinally moving shaft 28, and has the outwardlyextending v engaging arm 702l thereonnsee l* 6, which extends above the vertically moving rods 4 8,

and 4S, ot the rocking cradles or supports 49, and 49a. The lower end of the vertically t-ni'tling (n tlitttwttinn ifi' ninte tlnn'n Iutil tutti.

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the :tetivey 'ittttlle t'ltttngetl tnt' y:ttnttlni ene hitting` t liliet'ent; -li:tt';tetet' el' illing'` the ,wenntl intlit-:ttnt en the sttt'lttee 32 \\'ill tleet'tnine tlntl the tirelitninttt'y innvetl tillinj; e;tt'iie1 le he de lzt \'etl7 h't' ntnt'ingthe tntl 2S :intl with ity the t'ztnte vlill. with the tlttn'nwtti'tlly e \l'etttlittfl :ti-nt Ytil/H. te nite Sitte nl' the pin lill", t'vhitflt vill t'elenwr the intt'ztitlly tttesset'l tOtl .'32, :intl tltt'nttgh the tiring 5T :intl ete (3T, niove the \'ei't'itt1ll ntet'tthle t'otl (SS ont' nl ttlinenient` with the :ti'nt it), 0 thztt the filling tiet' tt'ill netl he enitt'e'tetl te :t peition ttntlet the ttttnsl'et'iei' :t 4 :thntt: tlenet'ilietl. 'l'lte nintetntnt nf the t'ntl l5 :intl the ilft'zttne nl-l ttill :tlm ntnt'tA the heel; lil'.y :intl :tt'nt [01 intn epet'ntite pnsititti'n ttt t'otpetttle with thtl non ttetit'e Shnttle hitting zttiotltet' elnttteler et. Iilling, nntii h t' the enntinttetl nieventettt nl' the ttztttetn stn'f'ys 22, tttnl 22, the l ttttle hzttfingl' tilting therein the vtinte its the tlelztt'etl lillinrg tctt't'iety will again heentne netive. :intl :tt the nnte tn .\t\inent iff the lit" the tleltttetl lilling rftti'i'iet' will he enn\'e \jetl tnnlet the trttiisleti'etf lift". tu he lt'tttis't'etietl when the shuttle ttt't'ites, :tl the intiem/tine entl nl the loont.

in the t1':tn "l!e1t'i:te` nll the tillittA tttt'tiet, vt't'ntn the intiem/.ine into the :tttive ahnttle, hy the ttttn'et'tet' (3.3" thtl Vtnllttttinj (/petzttinn luke# phtee. 'lfhe t'et'teztlly ntot'in plate DIE has :t vet'tiesll.,v exteniling tipening therein. intn tt'ltit'h extentl 4 the ttpnet' entl nl" :t \'tttit-:tll \yY ntnvineY intl Si@ the lnn'etentl n? sttitl t'ntt 5l is t-nttneetetl. `with :t ettni levet' 557 n'hieh is npet'tttetl llt' :t wint ."tt en the lmttont slnt'l't '15, see Fig. l. When the lmtgitntlinnll \y inm'ingpin 5;' is inot'etl tn the right in Fig. T, ttggztinnt' the :tetien el tht` heli tttllht' eniletl expansion Sitting 5T7 iti will extend in the path nl the limiet' entl el the t'efl nfl, :incl the ttptvztttl nteventent o @ttitl ietl will inot'e nptt'nt'tlly the nhtte :32%. ttgttinsti the :tetten (if the helieztllt' entletl ennttzttt'inn sitting FQ; see liilej. T. ztn l :tllntv the Hitting 5t) to epetztt'e t tnnt'e the :ttnt tt) nt" the t't'ttttSl'ei'i-injg` ineel ttnignt, ttntl ftllnw the heul; tt nn 1- titl zttnt t ielettse the tlttgget Gil, te allen' the sp1-ing 6B to nel' to nieve it@ Srtitl tagger into the path nin un nintetnent, el A nient with the l tt" tien lijf en :miti l T-l. ttntl tttet'e sttitl in ttntil its 'id let'e ill" el the 'teelet S4, it tt he ntetetl lmet: te :t'l'tet the (leteelten hztnt'iott eff illing in 'tl 1 nthet` left'et' TQ, pivotetl :t stttttl Tt' en the Sittin-l this instance ttsetl le, eng ttt the tieelet' 231i, :intl tnt Fttitt T3' nl' the. level 75, in this inst-ttt in the path hy :t spring hltttle 30"* en the. lever 2/ 7. to ettttse the yielding ttttifentiletei T5, lo nieve the f n ita: tint-tittil position, ntttttttttlly hy ettgttgei lt; will be ttttclet'fitinecl tltttt, the tit, ett ttnetitm ef my itttytnentett varied it tleSit'etl,

ll'ttvittg thtts feleset'inetl l elttint its new zttttl tile lety lttt'eitt:

t. lit it we t'epletii zine with :t pltt'ttli L, i tillinlg; eztt't'iets, tnt intliefttinej i v tettniite tft'oin which eetnj nntgttzine tt filling Cztt'tiet' iihztl :t filling; tlet'eetet, :titel tttezns intet'tne-" ltitl intliettinel stttl'ttee anti the l'illit tet-tnt', 'te ettttse it pt'elintitntt't' tttot'ente t in the eoitveying of i1 filling,` etttt'iet' ttntj l tt'ztnfalet't'et .tid niet n, the Opet'ttt'irtn el' thereafter tletiettttitwcl hy rt @ttltf tlittttiett el" the ptite sin titl filling` eztttiet' tttttlet' 'the tttt vin zt weft teple Zine 'l'etfilling` Carriers, :t tt'tttileti'et'`r :et ing Lleteetot' t0 eztnse the Conveying el" it ing etttt'iet'7 :t pttttetn itttliczttingll'tnil tlet'ettnine which filling entt'iet shall l Yeyet'l to :t positimt nntlet the tt :intl :in itttliettt'ittey L\,tttt"ttt"e to (let tinte ntf ntot'entenl (if t filling); eut-riet fitu ttttttzttntte ettnSe the inotetttenti of l ing etti-tiet',

Il. ln :t tt'et't rep iSh'ing leoni, tt iA ine l'nt' lilling eitti'ielas` shitftlit j invention Ve to seettt'e ,t

l indicating stttttce tutti l OC erases to 'determine the time of conveying of a filling carrier, both 4of said surfaces acting in the same period of movement of the lay.

L In a weft replenishing loom, a magazine lfor filling carriers, shifting shuttle boxes, and a shifting shuttle hex mechanism, filling carrier conveying mechahism, and actuating means for each of said mechanisms,

said means operative in like periods of moveand means to thereafter convey said filling carrier to a position under the transferrer.

6. ln a weft replenishing loom, a maga- 'zine with a plurality of compartments for filling carriers, a releasing lever for each compartment, an indicating surface to selectthe releasing lever to be o erated, and means, governed by the filling etector mechanism, to-actuatesaid lever upon the practical or substantial exhaustion of filling in the active shuttle.

7. lln a weft replenishing loom, a stationary ma azine with a plurality of compartments or filling carriers, a filling detector mechanism, mechanism for each compartment,` arranged near said filling detector mechanism, and adapted to release the lowest filling carrier in any of the compartments,

v. said compartments having a transferring position common to all of the compartments,

and a transferrer to transfer a released filling carrier from any compartment.

8. ln a weft replenishing loom, a magazine With a plurality of compartments for filling carriers, means to suspend or delay the preliminary movement of a filling carrier in any compartment, an indicating surface, and intermediate means to determine the time of movement of said delayed filling carrier. f 1 f y.9. ln anweft replenishing loom,- a magazine Witha plurality of compartments for bobbinsgor filling carriers, a filling detector mechanism having a movable feeler, and a lever or device to engage said feeler and cause. it to be moved outwardly after the deteetiorf of substantial' exhaustion of filling.

l0. In a loom, a magazine with a plurality.` of' compartments fin filling carriers, a filling` detector' mechanism having a movable'feeler, and a lever or'device adapted toengage said feeler, and means for yieldingly moving said lever, to cause said feeler to be moved forward into its normal position after it has been movedoutwardly.

1l. ln a weft replenishing loom, the combination with a magazine for filling carriers,

'and means for communicating a preliminary movement to a filling carrier, of means under the control of an indicating surface to determine the time of conveying the filling carrier from its preliminary movement position to its position under the transferrer.

l2. ln a weft replenishing loom, the coinbination with a magazine having a plurality of compartments for filling carriers, and means for communicating a preliminary movement to a filling carrier, of a pattern indicating sur-face, and connections intermediate said surface and the magazine, to cause the selection of a filling carrier of the same character as in the active shuttle, and means so to determine as to the immediate conveying of a lling carrier under the transferrer.

13. ln a weft replenishing loom, the compi, bination with a magazine having a plurality. of compartments for filling carriers, and a a5 filling detecting mechanism under the magazine, of means, upon the substantial exhaustion of filling in the active shuttle, to cause the release of one of the lowest filling carriers having the same character of filling as that in the active shuttle, said means comprising a series of levers having retaining arms, one for each compartment, and an actuatingirod to engage one of said levers.

14. ln'a weftreplenishing loom, the com- 95 bination With a magazine having a plurality of compartments for filling carriers, of a series of supports or levers for said filling carriers, a series of rods to actuate said supports, retaining arms for said rods, and a series of levers by which anyone of said s upports may be operated.

15. ln a weft replenishing loom, the com-- bination with a'magazine having a plurality of compartments for filling carriers, of a series of supports'for the filling carriers,

a series of rods to actuate said supports, a series of levers in front of the magazine having horizontal connections to a series ofretaining arms above said rods, and said retaining arms, and a movable rod with its end movable back and forth above saidv levers, for the purpose stated.

16. ln aweft replenishing loom, a magazine for filling carriers, a filling detecting mechanism under the magazine, a movable feeler to enter the shuttle as the lay comes forward and contact 'with the filling' on the filling carrier, and means to withdraw the feeler when the transfer of a filling carrier is about to take place.

17. In a weft replenishing loom, a stationary magazine for filling carriers, a series of levers having retaining arms, a rod having its end movable back and forth over said l25 levers, and an indicating surface to select one ofsaid levers, and means, actuated by the substantial exhaustion of filling in the active shuttle, to move said rod, and to release a filling carrier, and a transferrer, and 1,30

means to move it to rzmsfo a ling fm rr.

18. Ina weft replnisrfng loo-m7 n Sinti Y zll'y nmgnznc having n plurality nl' Qmnpzxi ments fol' filling Carriers, n Cries nf vvm-S having' retaining' :x1-Ins7 une level: for cnf-M compmtmon, a 1n mbk rnd, un 'ndcnnL Surface to calme the nwvmncnt ni thu 0nd of sind rod ovm' any Uno ofssnd lf-,wx'w :and 

